Tag Archives: MSNBC

Obama and the Fate of Criticism

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Lee

“Tattered Hope” by Nathan Rupert Jason at postpolitical and I often get into testy email arguments about Barack Obama’s alleged “arrogance.” He is quite Greek in the sense that he thinks hubris is the fatal flaw at the heart of … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page | Tagged 2008, 2012, anti-war, arrogance, Barack Obama, change, Commentary, conservative, election, flags, Greek, hope, Howard Fineman, hubris, Iraq, Jason McBride, Jennifer Rubin, military, MSNBC, Nathan Rupert, Obama, patriotism, postpolitical, premonition, presidents, right-wing, victory | 2 Comments

Mommy & MSNBC

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Lee

Tom in Paine has a blistering take on the MSNBC commentariat’s demands for the intervention of Hillary Clinton against Palin, as a kind of childhood psychodrama: “The more you listen to them the more you realize that instead of supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged diapers, Hillary Clinton, Media, MSNBC, Obama, Palin, Pampers, psychodrama, Sarah Palin, Tom in Paine | Leave a comment

Matthews and Madame

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Lee

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews likes to use the premise of Anne Fine’s novel and later film Madame Doubtfire as a political analogue. Trouble is, it never makes much sense when he does. Eric Trager pronounces the analogy “incomprehensible.”

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Anne Fine, Chris Matthews, Eric Trager, film, Made Doubtfire, Mrs. Doubtfire, MSNBC, novel | Leave a comment

Minor Scandals Can Help

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Lee

Apparently the teenage pregnancy of Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol has excited social conservatives even more about the candidate (for the when-it-counts demonstration of opposition to abortion). According to Grover Norquist, the soc-cons are “over the moon” in their support. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page | Tagged abortion, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Brian Alexander, Bristol Palin, Checkers, cocaine, conservative, Domestic Politics, Eisenhower, evangelicals, family, Grover Norquist, MSNBC, Palin, Pregnancy, Richard Nixon, Sarah Palin, scandal, social conservatives, teenage pregnancy | 5 Comments

Breaking: Tim Russert Dies Of Heart Attack

Posted on June 13, 2008 by MichaelW

R.I.P. Tim Russert: Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after being stricken at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58. Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page | Tagged Domestic Politics, journalism, Media, MSNBC, Tim Russert | Leave a comment

The Peevish Pastor

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Lee

Huckabee was interviewed on MSNBC on the day Fred Thompson withdrew. The liberation theologist took the opportunity to further ridicule and attack Fred and his supporters for supposedly injuring his campaign in South Carolina. Smart move Huck, really should endear … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged bankrupt, elections, Fred Thompson, liberation theology, Mike Huckabee, MSNBC, Republicans, South Carolina, Super Tuedsay | 1 Comment

Obama Goes National

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Lee

Barack Obama launches the first nation-wide television advertising campaign (cable tv spot on CNN and MSNBC). Team Hillary is upset about the violation to the DNC Florida campaigning boycott. She’s probably more upset by how strong this ad is.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged ad, advertising, Barack Obama, boycott, campaign, CNN, DNC, Florida, Hillary Clinton, MSNBC, tv, video | Leave a comment